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Bill: Environment Act, 3331
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Democratic Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 3332
Description[?]:
| A bill to: 1) Establish a national forestry agency which subcontracts work to private companies, and 2) To provide non-enforceable guidelines for the reduction of pollution |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Current: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Proposed: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:39:37, July 09, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Environment Act, 3331 |
| Message | The CRP opposes Article 2 which will worsen the environment and air quality. |
| Date | 00:19:16, July 10, 2012 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Environment Act, 3331 |
| Message | Put jobs before salamanders. |
| Date | 03:09:39, July 10, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Environment Act, 3331 |
| Message | There is a limit and balance to be maintained between environmental protection and economic development. This disrupts this balance. |
| Date | 04:00:41, July 10, 2012 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Environment Act, 3331 |
| Message | Most countries have restrictions. One country (us) dropping these restrictions won't really hurt the environment, but it would be good for our economy. |
| Date | 18:16:45, July 10, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Environment Act, 3331 |
| Message | In this case the CRP values putting limited protections on the environment to preserve it for later generations. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 402 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 348 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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